36th Airborne Brigade (Russia)

The 36th Airborne Brigade was an airborne brigade of the Russian Airborne Troops, disbanded in 1997. It was originally formed in 1979 as the 36th Separate Air Assault Brigade.[1]

36th Air Assault Brigade (Oct 1979 – 1 Jun 1990)
36th Airborne Brigade
Active1979–1996
Country Soviet Union (1979–1992)
 Russia (1992–1997)
BranchSoviet Army (1979–1990)

Soviet airborne (1990–1992)

Russian Airborne Troops (1992–1997)
TypeAirborne
SizeBrigade
Garrison/HQGarbolovo

History

The 36th Separate Air Assault Brigade was formed in October 1979 in Garbolovo, Leningrad Oblast (Leningrad Military District). It was composed of three airborne battalions, an air assault battalion, an artillery battalion and an antiaircraft artillery battalion. On 1 June 1990, the brigade was transferred to the Soviet Airborne Troops and was renamed the 36th Separate Airborne Brigade after its air assault battalion was disbanded.[2] On 24 September 1996, it was ordered that the brigade be disbanded. The process was completed on 1 February 1997.[1][3]

References
  1. Holm, Michael. "36th independent Landing-Assault Brigade". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  2. Zaloga, Steve (1995-01-01). Inside the Blue Berets: A Combat History of Soviet and Russian Airborne Forces, 1930-1995. Presidio. ISBN 9780891413998.
  3. Lenski, Andrei; Tsybin, M.M. (2005). Армия Отечества [Army of the Fatherland] (in Russian).
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